Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-01-22
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 but nc danger was apprehended untll a few hours before his death.
 PREscorr, January 7-Wstkins, Of Gila, Rs chairman of committee ID democratic caucus, tried to make re- port to the council while m session. Goodrich, of Maricops, thought thls a singular proceeding. ana after some dis- cussion Watkins withdrew his report, out offered a lolnt-resolution thanking AL torney General Goodrlch for an opinion given to the democratic caucus, Ihis was more than Goodrich could stand and he gave the democrats a raking over for trying to have the council endorse the action Of a secret democratic eau GUS. Anderson, of PinRl. seeing that Watkins was getting into deep water, made a motion 10 table the resolution, which was carried.
 PHILADELHHIA, Pa, January 1.-The Press to-day says: "A gigantic scheme for the general orgsDIzation ot all coal miners And mine laborers of the United States under one banner, is now being accomplished by the Knights ot Labor. IT. will be the most powerful and Tar eN- tending assOclation ever known m the country and IS expected eventually to absorb and supersede the present organ izstions among that class of vorkmen. The purpose m view of the orgsniz7iion ls not an immediate demand of higher wages or shorter hours, but tO establish n mutual understanding for concerted actIon in other directions.
 SAF FRASCIsco. January l7-The most .-N fH this coast took place near the Cliff House at o'clock yesterday morning. The schooner Parallel sailed from here on
 Thursday morning for astoria, Oregon,
 with an assorted cargo of merchandise and 5000 pounds of giant powder. The vessel encountered contrary winds and after beating about for two days pus
 back. At ten o'clock on Saturday night
 the captain perceived that he WAS near
 Point LobOs. The wind suddenly dIed out and strong tide carried the schoOn- er onto the sunken rocks. Seeing that k was impossible tO prevent the ship
 troU going to pieces and knowing the dangerous character of tte cargo, the captain and crew abandoned the schOOn- CT. They took to the small boats, but as & heavy sea was running, rendering |: impossible 10 make landing, they stood away for the Golden Gate. Atone o'clock m the morning s telephone mes sage was received at the Merchants Exchange announcing a fearful explo- sion. An examination by the life say- ing crew at Point LobOs showed that the immense quantity of powder Cn b5ard ths vr7fei had, under the violent HnI.r sa.H .gH hn come ignIied. scattering dest5uc.I-u CD all sii0s The explosion wGs SD greht that it was felt at SacraIen.0, over 100 miles away, Buildings ID ihe vicinity, including the Cliff H1ase. sigma, station, and the life saving station, were wreck ed. AiOlph Sutro's conservatory. on the heights above, was completely de- molished and the windows of his house as ID ali the others, were broken by the great concussion. John Wilson, Harry Smith and Charles Rogers. three members of the life saving crew. who were camped on the beach were seriously. and one ot them probsb- ly fatally injured. The famous Cliff Rouse was so badly shattered that it will probably have to be rebuilt.
 SAN FRASoIsco. Jan. I7.-Ex-Senator John c. Murphy, the well known pnliti- clan. was found dead in s room et his residence yesterday. The tip of a gas burner had been broken off. and the room being full of gas leads to the be- lief that he was asphyxiated. He wBs Il years of age.
 WASHINGTON, January 17.-The con dition of Hon. $. .. Cox IS somewhat this morning. but he is still quite Ill.
 ALBANY. \. r., January l7.-The democratic legislative csucus tonight agreed upon Smith F. Feed, of Pl6tis- burg, as candidate for United States senator.
 The republican caucus on the first ballot nominated Warner Miller. Miller received if votes. Levi r. Morton 8 and l2.
 PRESCOTT, January l7.-In the suit Of the Territory vs. the Journal Miner for .ibeling Secrstary Bsyar5, Judge Por- ter to-day sustained deteHdnni's de to the indictment.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 17.-Eigbt cases of diphtheria and two deaths frou .he same were reported to-day.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, January 17.-IndIca- lions for the twenty-four hours com at four o'clock R. m., January IS, for California: fair weather in the southern portion. and light showers in Ire northern portion.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo, January I7-Myer Kaufman, well known commission nan, arrived in this city yesterday from Jubs, after an experience there which be will not soon forget and for winch he gilI ask the United States tO demand of he Spanish government the sum Of ,50000. Last month Kaufman arrived It Havana from this city. Immediately ID bis arrival he was seized and jailed. | After two days confinement he was told | hat be had b, en arrested on the belief | hat he was the man named Meyer wbo lad swindled the merchants in the city | If Mexico to the extent of S27.OO0. For welve days he was confined ID q Span | sh dungeon with no bedding and poor | ,rison fare. Al the end Of that time hc | Tas well nigh starved and frozen. Fin | lily an officer arrived from Mexico and | Kaufman WAS found to be the wrong | nan. The authorities then released him | nd sent him of without a word of | biology or explanation.
 BERLIN, January l7-Emperor Vii | Iam receIving the president sf the Prus- ian landtag to-day referred to the dis olutiOE If the reichstag and the rejec- ion of the army bill. "The rejection Of hIs bill SO important for the preseTva lon of peace to Germany" the emperor sid, "hss deeply saddsned me. After SO lanY happy days have been vouchsafed Q me m my old age. especially after 0mpletiug eighty years service m the rmy, the rejection of the bill Impresses le deeply end most painfully. It is im- ossible from R military point of view Co egsrd tbe three years bill proposed by he majority of the reicEstag, as sufii- ient. l hope the bill will be passed in be near future"
 VIENNA, January I7-Tbe government eems to be hssiening preparations for ar. Orders have been Issued instruct lg the Red Cross society to revise the tsfis ot the hospitals Under their charge , their full strength and to quBdruple le number of beds ID those institutions. .arge contracts have been m sde for pro IsiOns suitable tO the war department. be railway officials who were recently lmmoned to Vienna to consult with the overnment respecting the :ransports- 0n of troops ID the event ot & mobiliza- On o' the army, have reported that all